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May 2008

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» The OneWorld Tropical Forests Guide
The aim of this Topic Guide is to provide a broad introduction to the subject of of rainforests in the context of poverty reduction and climate change

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Amazon rainforest.
06.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Land] [Business] [Corporations] [Credit and investment] [Climate change] [Indigenous rights]
Image: Amazon rainforest. © WWF International
Haitian farmers.
05.05.2008 Peasants' and other grassroots organizations are promoting change in Haiti, write two agricultural activists who paid a visit to the Caribbean island, where they found food scarcity, environmental damage, and general insecurity are widespread.
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From: Grassroots International
Related topics/regions: [Haiti] [Agriculture] [Food] [Labour] [Poverty] [Activism]
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The Guarani in Brazil have lost their land to sugar cane ©João Ripper/Survival
02.05.2008 Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoplesÂ’ land and lives, according to a new report. Palm oil is one of the most destructive crops followed by sugar cane, soy, corn, manioc and jatropha.
From: Survival
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Related topics/regions: [Agriculture] [Energy] [Food] [Land] [Climate change] [Renewable energy]
Image: The Guarani in Brazil have lost their land to sugar cane ©João Ripper/Survival
Orang-utan conservation protests and customer outcry prompt Unilever policy change
01.05.2008 Despite insisting a week ago that Unilever would not be bounced into taking action, company boss Patrick Cescau has performed an about-turn and announced that his company supports a moratorium on rainforest destruction in Indonesia.
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From: Greenpeace International
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Image: Orang-utan conservation protests and customer outcry prompt Unilever policy change

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